I have a 1951 Massey-Harris Super 28 combine sitting in my shed, just waiting for restoration. It was saved from the crap metal dealer at the last minute. A wonderful old machine: flat-head six cylinder industrial Chrysler engine rated at 100hp, eight foot cutting swath, continuously variable transmision. Lots of belts whizzing about with no guards in sight. I'm in William's Lake, B.C. Canada.
I can remember working on a massey harris in the mid to late 60s driving and sacking. Petrol start and run on paraffin i think. It was on a 60 acre mixed arable farm nr luton beds. Hot dusty but i enjoyed that in my teens. Great memories
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I remember when we went from a binder to a class matador tanker ten or 12 foot cut I dont remember but that was heaven a really good time in my life things seemed less complicated then no computers and repair things your self but you can't stand in the way of progress. 🚜
I remember a little of those days helping my uncle. Good hard work all day long. Those days were better than today. Now you sit on your butt in the A/C getting fat and letting the computer do all the work. I'd rather be out in the field sweating my butt off. At least I accomplished something for the day.
I understand that modern machines have made life easier in certain ways, but the work filmed here gave TWELVE men jobs. Humans are gradually becoming surplus to requirements now!
This must be colorized. I distinctly remember the world was black-and-white back then. Also nothing was 4x4. Whereas nowadays even push mowers and grocery carts are 4x4. Not that I'm complaining, I hate it when my shopping cart gets stuck in snow...
Oh trust me, it was dusty. The dust comes from pollen and mould spores on the grain , not from the soil . As a teenager in the sixties I had to work the grain drier inside a big old barn , and that was worse than being on the combine .
Not sure if anyone said it was North America, it says Camborne at the start, for those who aren't in the UK Camborne is in Cornwall in the SW of England. It would be interesting to see contemporary US footage to spot the difference.
The simplicity of your lifestyle is something I really admire
I have a 1951 Massey-Harris Super 28 combine sitting in my shed, just waiting for restoration. It was saved from the crap metal dealer at the last minute. A wonderful old machine: flat-head six cylinder industrial Chrysler engine rated at 100hp, eight foot cutting swath, continuously variable transmision. Lots of belts whizzing about with no guards in sight. I'm in William's Lake, B.C. Canada.
I think that might be what my grandpa had. Was the engine underneath?
I can remember working on a massey harris in the mid to late 60s driving and sacking. Petrol start and run on paraffin i think. It was on a 60 acre mixed arable farm nr luton beds. Hot dusty but i enjoyed that in my teens. Great memories
I remember when we went from a binder to a class matador tanker ten or 12 foot cut I dont remember but that was heaven a really good time in my life things seemed less complicated then no computers and repair things your self but you can't stand in the way of progress. 🚜
Lovely film . Thank you.
my grandfather and daddy used have a set up like the one in the video .
i remember they where still working it in the late 60s early 70s nice video
Hard days but happy days. A good clean life!
don't remember thrashing days being clean
I remember a little of those days helping my uncle. Good hard work all day long. Those days were better than today. Now you sit on your butt in the A/C getting fat and letting the computer do all the work. I'd rather be out in the field sweating my butt off. At least I accomplished something for the day.
@@charlesknaack1042 What's keeping you?
Dusty at times
very well put together.
I worked on a combine in the late 40s , that was a hot , dirty job .
Good archive film!
Threshing is proper word.
I understand that modern machines have made life easier in certain ways, but the work filmed here gave TWELVE men jobs. Humans are gradually becoming surplus to requirements now!
Lovely old film of bygone harvesting
You had to be there!
This must be colorized. I distinctly remember the world was black-and-white back then. Also nothing was 4x4. Whereas nowadays even push mowers and grocery carts are 4x4. Not that I'm complaining, I hate it when my shopping cart gets stuck in snow...
Where’s the dust?
Oh trust me, it was dusty. The dust comes from pollen and mould spores on the grain , not from the soil . As a teenager in the sixties I had to work the grain drier inside a big old barn , and that was worse than being on the combine .
Before the world went crazy.
we were still a benevolent democracy then ;o)
Threshing
threshing
it is threshing, NOT thrashing
greenfingers gardener depends where in the country ! Thrashing is a word
@@johncurtis3691 How about driashing, from somerset...
This should be labeled farming in late 40's/50's in Europe. Machinery, clothing, tractors with license plates...this is not North America.
Not sure if anyone said it was North America, it says Camborne at the start, for those who aren't in the UK Camborne is in Cornwall in the SW of England. It would be interesting to see contemporary US footage to spot the difference.
Does everything have to be North American 🤔?
@@tomellis4324 95& pf what comes on my feed is & the footage appeared very dated, as I said. I was not insulting the video or the content.
my grandfather and daddy used have a set up like the one in the video .
i remember they where still working it in the late 60s early 70s nice video